Ec 12:11The sayings of those who are wise move people to take action. Their collected sayings are like nails pounded in firm and deep. These sayings are given to us by one shepherd.Pr 22:20I have written 30 sayings for you. They will give you knowledge and good advice.Pr 18:8The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.Pr 26:22The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.Pr 5:19She is like a loving doe, a graceful deer. May her breasts always satisfy you. May you always be captured by her love.So 4:15You are like a fountain in a garden. You are like a well of flowing water streaming down from Lebanon.’ The woman says,1Ch 8:19Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,Pr 18:4The words of a person’s mouth are like deep water. But the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.So 1:13The one who loves me is like a small bag of myrrh resting between my breasts.Pr 12:18The words of thoughtless people cut like swords. But the tongue of wise people brings healing.Pr 10:32Those who do right know the proper thing to say. But those who do wrong speak only twisted words.Isa 41:6They help one another. They say to one another, ‘Be strong!’Pr 30:1These sayings are the words of Agur, son of Jakeh. These sayings came from God. This man said to Ithiel: ‘I am weary, God. But I can still have success.Pr 9:17She says, ‘Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret tastes good!’Eze 16:44‘All those who use proverbs will use this one about you. They will say, “Like mother, like daughter.”Heb 2:13Again he says, ‘I will put my trust in him.’ And again he says, ‘Here I am. Here are the children God has given me.’Pr 9:15She calls out to those who pass by. She calls out to those who go straight on their way. She says,2Ti 2:11Here is a saying you can trust. If we died with him, we will also live with him.Mt 12:35A good man says good things. These come from the good that is stored up inside him. An evil man says evil things. These come from the evil that is stored up inside him.Pr 22:17Pay attention and listen to the sayings of wise people. Apply your heart to the sayings I teach.2Co 13:1This will be my third visit to you. Scripture says, ‘Every matter must be proved by the words of two or three witnesses.’Pr 22:24Don’t be a friend of a person who has a bad temper. Don’t go around with a person who gets angry easily.So 2:9The one who loves me is like an antelope or a young deer. Look! There he stands behind our wall. He’s gazing through the window. He’s peering through the screen.So 5:1The king says, ‘My bride, I have come into my garden. My sister, I’ve gathered my myrrh and my spice. I’ve eaten my honeycomb and my honey. I’ve drunk my wine and my milk.’ The other women say to the Shulammite woman and to Solomon, ‘Friends, eat and drink. Drink up all the love you want.’ The woman says,Pr 9:4She says, ‘Let all who are childish come to my house!’ She speaks to those who have no sense. She says,So 5:13His cheeks are like beds of spice giving off perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh.Pr 10:21The words of those who do right benefit many people. But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.So 1:5‘Women of Jerusalem, my skin is dark but lovely. It is dark like the tents in Kedar. It’s like the curtains of Solomon’s tent.1Ki 4:32He spoke 3,000 proverbs. He wrote 1,005 songs.Tit 3:8You can trust this saying. These things are important. Treat them that way. Then those who trust in God will be careful to commit themselves to doing good. These things are excellent. They are for the good of everyone.Pr 23:9Don’t speak to foolish people. They will laugh at your wise words.Job 3:2He said,Mt 18:20Where two or three people gather in my name, I am there with them.’Pr 1:21On top of the city wall she cries out. Here is what she says near the gate of the city.Pr 24:19Don’t be upset because of evil people. Don’t long for what sinners have.So 2:2‘My love, among the young women you are like a lily among thorns.’ The woman says,Ps 89:41All those who pass by have carried off what belonged to him. His neighbours make fun of him.Pr 9:16‘Let all who are childish come to my house!’ She speaks to those who have no sense.Pr 14:3The proud words of a foolish person sting like a whip. But the things wise people say keep them safe.Col 2:21‘Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!’So 1:14He is like henna flowers from the vineyards of En Gedi.’ The king says,Isa 41:7One skilled worker makes a statue of a god. Another covers it with gold. The first worker says to the second, ‘You have done a good job.’ Another worker smooths out the metal with a hammer. Still another gives the statue its final shape. The one who hammers says to the one who shapes, ‘You have done a good job.’ Then they nail the statue down so it won’t fall over.Isa 40:8The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground. But what our God says will stand for ever.” ’Lu 7:35All who follow wisdom prove that wisdom is right.’So 6:1The other women say, ‘You are the most beautiful woman of all. Where has the one who loves you gone? Which way did he turn? We’ll help you look for him.’ The woman says,Pr 30:19The first is the way of an eagle in the sky. The second is the way of a snake on a rock. The third is the way of a ship on the ocean. And the fourth is the way of a man with a young woman.Re 14:9A third angel followed them. He said in a loud voice, ‘There will be trouble for anyone who worships the beast and its statue! There will be trouble for anyone who has its mark on their forehead or their hand!So 1:15‘You are so beautiful, my love! So beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.’ The woman says,Pr 12:15The way of foolish people seems right to them. But those who are wise listen to advice.So 4:12My bride, you are like a garden that is locked up. My sister, you are like a spring of water that has a fence around it. You are like a fountain that is sealed up.So 2:3‘My love, among the young men you are like an apple tree among the trees of the forest. I’m happy to sit in your shade. Your fruit tastes so sweet to me.So 8:14‘Come away with me, my love. Be like an antelope or like a young deer on mountains that are full of spices.’Re 22:7‘Look! I am coming soon! Words of prophecy are written in this book. Blessed is the person who obeys them.’Ps 94:4Proud words pour out of their mouths. All those who do evil are always boasting.Ec 9:16So I said, ‘It’s better to be wise than to be powerful.’ But people look down on the poor man’s wisdom. No one pays any attention to what he says.Ps 45:1My heart is full of beautiful words as I say my poem for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skilful writer.Re 22:20Jesus is a witness about these things. He says, ‘Yes. I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!Pr 3:17Her ways are pleasant ways. All her paths lead to peace.Joh 15:17Here is my command. Love one another.So 5:2‘I slept, but my heart was awake. Listen! The one who loves me is knocking. He says, “My sister, I love you. Open up so I can come in. You are my dove. You are perfect in every way. My head is soaked with dew. The night air has made my hair wet.”Pr 30:24‘Four things on earth are small. But they are very wise.Re 22:17The Holy Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And the person who hears should say, ‘Come!’ Anyone who is thirsty should come. Anyone who wants to take the free gift of the water of life should do so.Pr 3:18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her. Those who hold her close will be blessed.Pr 30:18‘Three things are too amazing for me. There are four things I don’t understand.So 1:4Take me away with you. Let us hurry! King Solomon, bring me into your palace.’ The other women say, ‘King Solomon, you fill us with joy. You make us happy. We praise your love more than we praise wine.’ The woman says to the king, ‘It is right for them to love you!So 1:17‘Cedar trees above us are the beams of our house. Fir trees overhead are its rafters.’Pr 24:23Here are more sayings of wise people. Taking sides in court is not good.Lu 18:31Jesus took the 12 disciples to one side. He told them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true.So 8:4Women of Jerusalem, make me a promise. Don’t stir up love. Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.’ The other women say,Jer 9:23The LORD says, ‘Do not let wise people boast about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people boast about how rich they are.Lu 11:9‘So here is what I say to you. Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.Pr 30:15‘A leech has two daughters. They cry out, “Give! Give!” ‘Three things are never satisfied. Four things never say, “Enough!”So 8:9If she were a wall, we’d build silver towers on her. If she were a door, we’d cover her with cedar boards.’ The woman says to the king,Pr 23:6Don’t eat the food of anyone who doesn’t want to share it. Don’t long for his fancy food.Pr 8:3Beside the gate leading into the city, she cries out at the entrance. She says,So 2:13The fig-trees are producing their early fruit. The flowers on the vines are giving off their sweet smell. Rise up and come, my love. Come with me, my beautiful one.” ’ The king says,So 4:1The king says to the Shulammite woman, ‘You are so beautiful, my love! So beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are like doves. Your hair flows like a flock of black goats coming down from the hills of Gilead.Pr 10:1These are the proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad. But a foolish son brings sorrow to his mother.Pr 13:1A wise son pays attention to what his father teaches him. But anyone who makes fun of others doesn’t listen to warnings.Ps 58:4Their words are like the poison of a snake. They are like the poison of a cobra that has covered up its ears.1Ch 8:31Gedor, Ahio, ZekerPr 24:17Don’t be happy when your enemy falls. When he trips, don’t let your heart be glad.Ps 72:20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, end here.Pr 24:3By wisdom a house is built. Through understanding it is made secure.Joh 19:28Later, Jesus knew that everything had now been finished. He also knew that what Scripture said must come true. So he said, ‘I am thirsty.’Mt 26:46Get up! Let us go! Here comes the one who is handing me over to them!’Mr 14:42Get up! Let us go! Here comes the one who is handing me over to them!’Ec 9:1I thought about all these things. I realised that those who are wise and do what is right are under God’s control. What they do is also under his control. But no one knows whether they will be loved or hated.So 4:16‘Wake up, north wind! Come, south wind! Blow on my garden. Then its sweet smell will spread everywhere. Let my love come into his garden. Let him taste its fine fruits.’Lu 6:45A good man says good things. These come from the good that is stored up in his heart. An evil man says evil things. These come from the evil that is stored up in his heart. A person’s mouth says everything that is in their heart.So 2:10He said to me, “Rise up, my love. Come with me, my beautiful one.Ro 11:36All things come from him. All things are directed by him. All things are for his praise. May God be given the glory for ever! Amen.Pr 9:12If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you. If you make fun of others, you alone will suffer.Pr 12:14Many good things come from what people say. And the work of their hands rewards them.So 8:10‘I am a wall. My breasts are like well-built towers. So in your eyes I’ve become like someone who makes you happy.Eze 13:10‘ “ ‘They lead my people away from me. They say, “Peace”. But there isn’t any peace. They are like people who build a weak wall. They try to cover up the weakness by painting the wall white.Pr 31:28Her children stand up and call her blessed. Her husband also rises up, and he praises her.Pr 17:17A friend loves at all times. They are there to help when trouble comes.So 6:3I belong to my love, and he belongs to me. He’s eating among the lilies.’ The king says,So 6:9But you are my perfect dove. There isn’t anyone like you. You are your mother’s favourite daughter. The young women see you and call you blessed. The queens and concubines praise you.’ The other women say,